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Location

Statutory Address: DOVECOTE 15 METRES NORTH WEST OF ATHELHAMPTON HALL

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County: Dorset

District: West Dorset (District Authority)

Parish: Athelhampton

National Grid Reference: SY 77015 94289

Summary

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Reasons for Designation

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History

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Details

ATHELHAMPTON

SY 79 SE

9/3 Dovecote 15 metres
north west of
26.1.56 Athelhampton Hall

GV II*

Free standing circular dovecote. Early C16, with roof timbers replaced
C20. Roughly coursed rubble stone with occasional repairs in brick, with a
coved stone eaves-cornice. Four ashlar buttresses of two stages are set
symmetrically around the circumference. Clay tiled conical roof, with an
octagonal cedar-wood lantern, C20 replacement. The dovecote is entered from
the east through a low ashlar doorway with a chamfered four centred head.
The internal wall face has under 600 pigeon-holes formerly accessible by a
wooden ladder on a cantilevered frame which pivots on a central post. (RCHM
Dorset III, p13(2)).

Listing NGR: SY7701594289

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number: 106191

Legacy System: LBS

Sources

Books and journalsInventory of Dorset, (1970), 13OtherRegister of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 12 Dorset,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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